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  • Gayjin
    August 3rd, 2009By jesp
    I come from Cardiff, a city in Wales, UK with a very lively and popular gay scene. It isn’t a large city, but there are numerous bars and clubs that have the rainbow flag flying above the door, and there’s a gay and lesbian Mardi Gras each year which is attended by thousands of people; » Continue Reading
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  • Drink Rally
    July 30th, 2009By Adam Soha
    Man, just the name sounds fun! This past weekend saw Hitachinaka city (one stop away from Mito on the Joban Line) hold it’s fourteenth annual Drink Rally, a really cheap and fun way to visit a lot of different bars, snacks, and izakayas all in one night. This is how it works; a » Continue Reading
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  • The Fine Art of Bribery
    April 30th, 2009By Roxy
    “There are certain rules when it comes to doing business in Japan,” he explained to me, taking a long sip of his schochu omizuwari. “I’ve been living here for over 20 years and doing business here for over 17. I started here as a dishwasher and worked hard. I kept my » Continue Reading
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  • The Hub in Ikebukuro
    April 28th, 2009By MikE EkiM
    Recently I found myself living in Tokyo for 2 weeks of company training.  As with all training ventures, it was only appropriate to find a local bar where one could hang out if one so desired.  The Hub in Ikebukuro, is definitely one such place.  There are actually 2 Hub’s in » Continue Reading
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  • Nagoya Joe’s
    April 27th, 2009By trevor david
    ‘..you’se a window shopper/madd at me/I think I know why/you’se a window shopper/lookin’ at ish/you know you can’t buy…’ Sittin’ in my crib listening to 50 Cent’s “Window Shopper” made me start thinking about how a lot of these Nagoya’s girls do their thing. Listen, I am not mad, people have » Continue Reading
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  • The Black Sheep in Ikebukuro
    April 17th, 2009By MikE EkiM
    It was a Saturday night, around 9:30pm, when I made my way to the Black Sheep in Ikebukuro.  A short 5-10 minute walk, from the East exit of the Ikebukuro station (depending on your stroll), The Black Sheep is not too hard to find but located down one of the smaller » Continue Reading
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  • Tokyo’s Lack Of Live Music
    April 16th, 2009By J.J. Vicars
    Being a musician living in Tokyo many westerners, both visitors and residents, ask me why there isn’t more live music. Sure there’s the big festivals and big-name concerts, but what about simply going out after work and hearing some decent music that’s not pre-recorded? » Continue Reading
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  • Toshincho
    April 15th, 2009By trevor david
    “C’mon baby, take a walk on the wild side..” Nagoya’s known as a conservative, homogenous, sort of bland city in Central Japan. If you’re a reader of this blog, you know I’m constantly out in the streets of  758 trying to find splashes of colour and life to refute that notion. » Continue Reading
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  • And Now For Something Completely Different
    April 13th, 2009By AETF
    In every famous city, and even in those not so famous, is a smattering of essential tourist destinations. For Osaka, these would be Osaka Castle, the Kaiyukan Aquarium, and so on. But once the pictures have been uploaded and ticket stubs stowed away, an average traveler begins to thirst for » Continue Reading
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  • Nagoya Live Houses
    April 8th, 2009By Iain Maloney
    For too many people, Nagoya is simply a station between Tokyo and Kyoto, offering little of interest. In addition to the tourist attractions I have written about elsewhere on this site, Nagoya also has a thriving music scene, some characterful live houses and some truly magnificent local bands. Ignored by the » Continue Reading
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